English words: D

1197 words under D; 801–900 on this page.

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• distance noun (distance, distances)
  Distance is how far it is from one place to another.
• distant adjective (distant, more distant, most distant)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Distant means far away in space.
• distantly adverb (more distantly, most distantly)
  Not closely; only slightly or loosely.
• distasteful adjective
  Unpleasant, not liked, or against what a person would wish.
• distend verb (distend, distends, distended, distending)
  To swell out or stretch because of pressure from inside.
• distended adjective (distended); verb distend…
  Distended means swollen and stretched out from inside, often by gas, liquid or food.
• distil verbJewish tradition
  To let fall in tiny drops, or to make something pure by heating and cooling it.
• distill verb (distill, distills, distilled, distilling)
  To make a liquid pure by heating it into steam (vapour) and cooling the steam back into liquid.
• distillation noun…
  Distillation is a way of making a liquid pure by heating it until it turns into vapour (gas), then cooling the vapour so it turns back…
• distinct adjective (distinct, more distinct, most distinct)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Clearly different or separate from something else: two distinct groups.
• distinction noun (a distinction, distinctions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A distinction is a clear difference between two things.
• distinctive adjective (distinctive; more distinctive, most distinctive)
  Easy to recognise because it is different from others; special to one person or thing.
• distinctly adverb (distinctly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Clearly and easily heard, seen or remembered, as in «speak distinctly».
• distinguish verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To see or understand the difference between two or more things: «distinguish between right and wrong».
• distinguished adjective (distinguished; more distinguished); verb past…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Distinguished means famous and respected because of important work: «a distinguished scientist».
• distort verb (distort, distorts, distorted, distorting); noun…
  To change the shape of something so it looks twisted or wrong, as in a fun-house mirror that distorts your face.
• distorted verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Twisted or changed out of its normal shape.
• distortion noun (a distortion, distortions; uncountable too); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Distortion is when the shape, sound or picture of something is twisted or stretched so it looks or sounds wrong.
• distract verb (distract, distracts, distracted, distracting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To take someone's attention away from what they should be doing or looking at.
• distraction noun (distraction, distractions)
  Something that takes your attention away from what you should be doing: «Phones are a distraction in class».
• distrain verbJewish tradition
  To seize a person's property as payment for a debt.
• distraught adjectiveJewish tradition
  Very upset and troubled, almost out of one's mind with worry or grief.
• distress noun (distress; uncountable mostly); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great worry, sadness or pain.
• distressed adjective (distressed; more distressed); also the past form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very upset, worried or in pain.
• distressful adjective (rare)
  Causing pain, worry or sadness; upsetting.
• distribute verb (distribute, distributes, distributed, distributing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To give or share things out among a number of people: The teacher distributed the books.
• distributed verb (distribute, distributes, distributed, distributing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Distributed means given out or shared among people or places.
• distribution noun (distribution, distributions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Distribution is the act of giving or sharing things out among people or places.
• district noun (district, districts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A district is an area of a town, city or country, often with its own name or purpose.
• distrust noun (uncountable: distrust); verb…
  A feeling that you cannot trust someone or something; you think they may lie or let you down.
• disturb verb (disturb, disturbs, disturbed, disturbing)
  To disturb someone means to interrupt them when they are busy, resting or sleeping.
• disturbance noun…
  Something that interrupts you or stops you resting or working, like a noise.
• disturbances noun (disturbance, disturbances)
  things that disturb or interrupt (noise, interruptions).
• disused adjective
  No longer used, especially a building, railway or mine: a disused factory.
• dit noun (a dit, dits); French word (dit); abbreviation-like…
  In Morse code, «dit» is the spoken name of a short signal (a dot); «dah» is the long one (a dash).
• ditch noun (ditch, ditches); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ditch is a long narrow hole dug in the ground, often along a road or field for water.
• ditty noun (a ditty, ditties)
  A short, simple song or poem, often cheerful or funny.
• diurnal adjective (diurnal)
  Active during the day and resting at night, like most birds, butterflies and humans.
• diva noun (a diva, divas)
  A diva is a famous and very talented female singer, especially in opera.
• divan noun (divans)
  A low couch, usually without a back or arms, often covered with cushions and placed against a wall.
• dive verb (dive, dives, dived or dove, diving); noun…
  To dive is to jump into water head first with your arms in front.
• diver noun (a diver, divers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A diver is a person who swims underwater, often with special breathing equipment, to explore, work or rescue.
• diverge verb (diverge, diverges, diverged, diverging)everyday · Jewish tradition
  When roads, lines or paths diverge, they go in different directions from the same point.
• divergence noun (divergence, divergences); verb diverge; adjective…
  Divergence is when two or more things go further apart, like paths that split and go different ways.
• divergent adjective (more divergent)
  Moving or spreading apart in different directions from one point.
• diverse adjective (diverse; more diverse, most diverse); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Made up of many different kinds of people or things, as in «a diverse class».
• diversification noun (diversification, uncountable; a diversification)
  The act of making something more varied by adding different kinds of things.
• diversified verb (past and past participle of diversify); adjective…
  Made more varied; spread across many different kinds of things.
• diversify verb (diversify, diversifies, diversified, diversifying)
  To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things.
• diversion noun (a diversion, diversions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed.
• divert verb (divert, diverts, diverted, diverting)
  To make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river».
• divide verb (divide, divides, divided, dividing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To divide is to split a number or amount into equal parts or groups; it is the operation ÷.
• dividend noun (a dividend, dividends)
  The number being divided in a division sum: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the dividend is 12.
• divider noun (a divider, dividers)
  A divider is something that separates a space or things into parts: a room divider.
• divination noun (uncountable; also a divination)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Trying to find out about the future or hidden things by special or magical means, such as reading cards, stars or tea leaves.
• divinatory adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with divination, which is trying to learn the future or hidden things.
• divine adjective (divine, more divine); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Divine means of God or a god, or coming from God, as in "divine love" or "divine help".
• diviner noun (diviners)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who claims to find hidden things or to foretell the future.
• divinity noun (divinity, divinities)
  The quality of being God or a god; being divine.
• divisible adjective (divisible)
  In maths, a number is divisible by another number if it can be divided by it exactly, with no remainder.
• division noun (division, divisions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Division is sharing or grouping into equal parts.
• divisor noun (divisor, divisors)
  A divisor is the number you divide by.
• divorce noun (a divorce, divorces); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married.
• divorcement nounJewish tradition
  The act of divorcing, or the ending of a marriage.
• divulge verb (divulges, divulged, divulging)
  To reveal a secret or private information.
• divvy verb (divvy up, divvies, divvied, divvying — informal)…
  To divvy up something is to share it out between people.
• dizziness noun (dizziness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dizziness is the feeling that you or the things around you are spinning, or that you might fall.
• dizzy adjective (dizzy, dizzier, dizziest)
  Dizzy means feeling as if everything is spinning and you might fall over.
• dj noun (a DJ, DJs); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who plays recorded music for people at a party, club or on the radio.
• djinn noun (a djinn, djinns or djinn); also spelt jinn, jinni…
  In Arab and Muslim stories and beliefs, a spirit made of smokeless fire that can be good or bad and can sometimes take the shape of people…
• dm abbreviation (dm — decimeter or decimetre)
  dm is the short way to write decimeter.
• dmd abbreviation (DMD; usually written in capitals)
  Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a rare illness, passed on in families and found mostly in boys, in which the muscles slowly get weaker.
• dna noun (DNA — uncountable)
  DNA is the chemical inside the cells of every living thing that carries the instructions for how it grows, works and what it looks like.
• do verb, auxiliary…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To do is to carry out an action: do your homework.
• doc noun (a doc, docs) — short, informal form
  Doc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them: "Thanks, doc.".
• docile adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Quiet, calm and easy to control or teach.
• dock noun (dock, docks); verb (dock, docks, docked, docking)
  A dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload.
• doctor noun (doctor, doctors; Dr); verb…
  A person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better.
• doctored verb, adjective (doctor, doctors, doctored, doctoring)
  neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US).
• doctrinal adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with a doctrine, a belief taught by a religion or group.
• doctrine noun (a doctrine, doctrines; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A belief or set of beliefs taught by a church or religion, such as the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
• document noun (a document, documents); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  noun: A document is a piece of paper or a computer file with official or important writing, such as a passport, letter or report.
• documentary noun (a documentary, documentaries); adjective (documentary)
  A documentary is a film or TV programme about real people, places and events, giving facts and information.
• documentation noun (documentation; uncountable)
  Official papers or records that prove something, such as passports, certificates or receipts.
• dodge verb (dodge, dodges, dodged, dodging); noun…
  To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught.
• dodgy adjective (dodgy, dodgier, dodgiest)…
  Dishonest or likely to be illegal; not to be trusted: «a dodgy deal».
• dodo noun (a dodo, dodos or dodoes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after…
• doe noun (doe, does)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A doe is a female deer.
• doer noun (doers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who does something; often used in compounds such as evil-doer.
• doest verb, form of do with thou
  Do something, with "thou" as the subject.
• doeth verb, form of do, third person
  Does something, with "he" or "she" or "it" as the subject.
• dog noun (dog, dogs); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dog is an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags its tail.
• doge noun (a doge, doges; the Doge); noun…
  The Doge was the elected ruler of the old city states of Venice and Genoa in Italy, for about a thousand years until 1797.
• dogfish noun (a dogfish, dogfish or dogfishes)
  A kind of small shark found in seas around Britain, Europe, North America and elsewhere, often with a spotted skin.
• doggedly adverb
  In a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving up, even when it is hard.
• doggie noun (a doggie, doggies); also spelled doggy
  A child's word for a dog, especially a small or cute one.
• doggo noun (a doggo, doggos) (slang); adverb…
  A dog, said in a cute, playful way: «What a good doggo!».
• doggy noun (a doggy, doggies; also doggie) — informal; adjective…
  A dog: Look at the doggy!
• doghouse noun (doghouses)
  A small shelter built for a dog to sleep in; in everyday talk, «in the doghouse» means being in trouble.
• dogma nounJewish tradition
  A belief that a group says must be accepted as true.

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